diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_ring.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_ring.h
index 827a3209ea..f76e508c54 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_ring.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_ring.h
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #ifndef _RTE_EVENT_RING_
 #define _RTE_EVENT_RING_
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
@@ -275,4 +279,9 @@ rte_event_ring_get_capacity(const struct rte_event_ring *r)
 {
 	return rte_ring_get_capacity(&r->r);
 }
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
index ec77e65f29..2ecdd56308 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #ifndef _RTE_EVENTDEV_PMD_H_
 #define _RTE_EVENTDEV_PMD_H_
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /** @file
  * RTE Event PMD APIs
  *
@@ -1112,4 +1116,8 @@ rte_event_pmd_release(struct rte_eventdev *eventdev);
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _RTE_EVENTDEV_PMD_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_pci.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_pci.h
index 443cd38c23..92eeed6411 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_pci.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_pci.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #ifndef _RTE_EVENTDEV_PMD_PCI_H_
 #define _RTE_EVENTDEV_PMD_PCI_H_
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /** @file
  * RTE Eventdev PCI PMD APIs
  *
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_vdev.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_vdev.h
index 8c64a06743..ff79d82530 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_vdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_vdev.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #ifndef _RTE_EVENTDEV_PMD_VDEV_H_
 #define _RTE_EVENTDEV_PMD_VDEV_H_
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /** @file
  * RTE Eventdev VDEV PMD APIs
  *